Utz Pit

Producer in Sherburne county in Minnesota, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10146012
MAS/MILS ID 0271410008
Record type Site
Current site name Utz Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -94.10415, 45.53169 (WGS84)
Elevation 305
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sherburne(county)

Minnesota(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cable(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Saint Cloud(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Saint Cloud(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Clearwater-Elk(hydrologic unit)

Upper Mississippi-Crow-Rum(hydrologic accounting unit)

Mississippi Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Minnesota Sherburne

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
4th Principal 035 N 030 W 08 SW Minnesota

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) Gray granodiorite to granite intrusions

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Granite City Ready Mix Inc.
    ID 2100519
    Interest 100
    Home office Minnesota
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION DATA

  • Deposit

    COUNTY HIGHWAY MAPS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-1983 Miller U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusIntermittent since 03/28/2025
MSHA mine ID2100519
Mine name (MSHA)Rip Rap
Current operatorKnife River North Central
Current controller (parent)Knife River Corporation
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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